Rise From the Humble

In the eyes of everyone's sympathy or gloating, Zhu Ping'an completed the report and was led by the guards to the place where he would work in the future - the library.

The Library Pavilion is located in the north and faces south. From the outside, it looks like two floors, upper and lower. In fact, it has three floors inside, and there is a dark layer in the middle of the eaves. The library occupies a large area, about the size of six rooms. It is made of blue stone bricks with black glazed tiles on top. There is no wooden structure in the entire library for fire protection. Even the black glazed tiles are for fire protection. In the eyes of the ancients, black symbolizes water, and water is used to extinguish fire and protect the safety of the library.

A pool was dug outside the library, with blue waves rippling inside. Once there was a fire in the library, water could be drawn from the pool to extinguish the fire.

This place is great, but why do everyone look at me with sympathy and gloating? Zhu Ping'an stood outside the library, a little puzzled.

The officer led him into the library. There was a set of tables and chairs on the left side of the library hall, which was where Zhu Pingan would work from now on. In addition to Zhu Ping'an, there are three low-ranking servants in the library who are responsible for taking care of the books and classics. They are basically responsible for cleaning and care. The main filing and sorting tasks have to be done by Zhu Ping'an.

After entering the library, Zhu Pingan probably understood why others looked at him with sympathy or gloating.

The library pavilion is indeed as vast as smoke, too numerous to count. There must be tens of thousands of books on this floor alone, and the arrangement is also a bit messy. Some of the books in the cabinet are neatly placed on the bookcases, but many are stacked in piles in the bookcases, seemingly out of order, and there are even some books scattered in the cabinets. In addition, the golden nanmu bookcases in this library are beautiful and have a kind of uneven beauty, but they are not practical. They are not as easy to search and use as the bookshelves in modern libraries.

Zhu Ping'an took a general look at the three floors above and below. The Yongle Dadian series books were relatively neatly arranged, but the arrangement of other books was not complimentary. In short, compared to modern well-organized libraries, this library is like a swarm of headless flies.

Zhu Ping'an had just settled down in the Library Pavilion when Zhang Siwei and another Hanlin Academy editor arrived hand in hand. This Hanlin Academy editor was about thirty years old and had been working hard in the Hanlin Academy for nearly three years. A veteran now. This man's name is Zhang Bo, and he is a fellow villager with Zhang Siwei. Zhang Siwei is lucky enough to work directly with him.

"Ahem, why is it so messy?" Zhang Siwei couldn't help but sigh after entering the library and looking at the vast sea of ​​books in front of him.

"The third floor is even more chaotic. Do you want to open your eyes?" Zhu Pingan smiled.

"Farewell, when I come to help you clean up in the future, I will have a chance to see it." Zhang Siwei shook his head, and then introduced his senior fellow to Zhu Pingan.

Zhu Pingan rinsed the tea cups and tea sets, brewed a pot of tea, and invited the two of them to sit down and drink tea. Tea is the ordinary tea provided by the Hanlin Academy to everyone. If you don't like it, you can also bring your own tea from home. Zhu Ping'an didn't have high requirements for tea, and thought the tea from Hanlin Academy was enough. But while Zhang Siwei was drinking tea, he said that next time he would bring some good tea from home and give some to Zhu Pingan. Zhu Ping'an didn't refuse and thanked him in advance with a smile.

"Zihou, are you having trouble with Mr. Li?" Zhang Bo asked, picking up the teacup.

Zhu Ping'an shook his head and told what he had guessed about the scene in the Jinluan Palace. There was nothing hidden in it, so there was no need to hide it.

"So that's it." Zhang Bo nodded when he heard the words, and then whispered to the two of them, "It's no wonder that our dean is at odds with Mr. Yan Ge. He has preconceived ideas. Even if you explain, it may be counterproductive, but Mr. Li is not an unreasonable person. When the misunderstanding is resolved in the future, Zihou will be able to leave this place of exile."

"Place of Exile?" Zhu Ping'an looked at the books in the library, still a little puzzled, "Although the filing of this library is more tiring and time-consuming, but with so many books as companions, it will not Is it called the Place of Exile?”

"Haha, you are still young." Zhang Bo smiled after hearing this.

"What's the explanation?" Zhu Pingan was even more confused.

"Besides books and classics, what else is there here?" Zhang Bo explained, "Besides, after ten years of hard work, won't I read enough books? You are still young and have just entered the officialdom. Do you think you will still insist on reading after becoming an official? How many people can there be? Many people have almost forgotten the teachings of Confucius and Mencius. After becoming an official, they have many things to do."

"Our Hanlin Academy is a place of nobles and nobles, but I am not attacking you Zihou. Your archiving of classics can be said to be a place of exile. The reason why our Hanlin Academy is called the place of prime minister is because the daily work of our Hanlin Academy is not It is just daily work. On the surface it is dealing with political affairs, but in fact it is to exercise government affairs capabilities and increase knowledge.”

Zhang Bo loves to chat. After taking a sip of tea, he told Zhu Pingan and Zhang Siwei about the work of the Hanlin Academy in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

"Let's take an example. For example, I am currently responsible for drafting the imperial edict. Well, by the way, I drafted the imperial edict that decreed the imperial decree to appoint Anren." Zhang Bo put down his teacup as he spoke and looked at Zhu Ping'an with a smile on his face. meaning.

"Thank you so much, Brother Zhang." Zhu Pingan thanked him repeatedly.

"Everywhere, it's all within the scope of one's duties." Zhang Bo smiled condescendingly, and then continued to explain, "Back to the subject, the edict issued by our Holy Emperor should be drafted by the cabinet, but in fact it is not The Hanlin Academy is responsible for it, and I am also responsible for part of it. This kind of drafting of imperial edicts is not a simple drafting task. This kind of work can help us adapt to government affairs, deepen our experience, and over time, we will understand the affairs of our Ming Dynasty. Familiar."

Hearing this, Zhu Pingan and Zhang Siwei couldn't help but nodded.

Seeing the reactions of Zhang Siwei and Zhu Ping'an, Zhang Bo felt very satisfied and started talking more energetically, "Another example is the actual records of the Song Dynasty that Ziwei is now responsible for. The work of compiling the actual records of the Song Dynasty can increase the in-depth understanding of the political allusions of the Song Dynasty. The more you understand, the more you will understand how to govern. In addition, there are lectures on economic banquets that our Hanlin is responsible for, which can increase our understanding of court rituals and important national affairs. At the same time, these lectures on economic banquets can also increase our The relationship with the Holy One has left an impression on the Holy One, which will be of great benefit to us in the future. Oh, by the way, our Hanlin Academy is still a good opportunity to get in touch with scholars and powerful people. Sometimes, we will also participate in court meetings and political affairs discussions. It can deepen our understanding of the political situation and current events.”

"These are good opportunities for us to accumulate experience and exercise our abilities." Zhang Bo concluded after taking another sip of tea.

Zhu Ping'an filled Zhang Bo's teacup in time. Zhang Bo nodded with satisfaction and continued: "There are countless opportunities when working as an errand in our Hanlin Academy, but only Zihou, your errand is an exception. There is no oil or water." , Not to mention the tedious and hard work, squatting in this library, you don’t even have the opportunity to contact the outside world. What kind of exercise can you get by archiving books and classics? In this library, you don’t even have the opportunity to contact the saints and dignitaries. "

"Oh, by the way, you have also seen how messy this is. Finding some books is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack. Sometimes our Holy Father will send a piece of paper asking our Hanlin Academy to provide such and such a book. Tsk tsk. Hanlin was scolded miserably. My predecessor, Liu Hanlin, spent a lot of effort and almost bankrupted his fortune to change positions through connections."

There is no oil, no opportunity, no exercise, it is tiring and cumbersome, and the most important thing is that you will be scolded and punished.

Well, this is the source of other people's sympathy or gloating.

"That's not true." After Zhu Pingan listened, he took a sip of tea and said calmly.

"Isn't that true?" Zhang Bo opened his mouth wide after hearing this, shook his head and sighed, "Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. Oh, it's so good to be young."

"Zi Hou, be patient. After a while, I will ask my uncle to intercede with you." Zhang Siwei thought Zhu Pingan was comforting him, so he patted Zhu Pingan on the shoulder and comforted him.

Well, what I said is true. Zhu Pingan was speechless.

"It's not a complete exile, isn't it? His Majesty still passes notes to find books." Zhu Pingan said.

"Stop it, you'd better pray to the Holy One not to look for books." Zhang Bo looked at Zhu Pingan as if he saw a madman, and stretched out three fingers in an exaggerated manner, "To tell you the truth, as far as I know, in the past three years, the Holy Spirit has uploaded books three times. Looking for a book with a note is always a difficult task, not to mention you alone. The last few times we went to Hanlin Academy, the shortest one took a day and a night to find it. Every time, I was scolded. , the most pitiful one was Liu Hanlin, who was beaten with a cane, that was so miserable."

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Anyway, I worked as a librarian in the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Pingan said silently while looking at the collection of classics and history in the building.